Angel One Transport kicks off a year-long celebration
Angel One Transport began transporting patients in the fall of 1978 as Arkansas
Newborn Transport Services with an average of 10 transports per month the first
year in operation. Currently, Angel One Transport averages more than 160 transports
per month. And the team takes pride in their work. Connie Eastlee, Director
of Angel One Transport, says the work is not just a job, but a chance to reach
out and help.
"The Angel One team members are truly dedicated to serving Arkansas' most
precious resources, our children. We look forward to meeting our customers’
needs for many more years to come," says Eastlee.
The current transport volume placed Angel One Transport second in the nation
for highest number of transports and third in the nation for highest acuity
compared with 19 children’s hospitals in 2002-2003.
Facts about Angel One Transport:
Angel One Transport has two Sikorsky S76C+ helicopters and three ground
ambulances included in its fleet. All of the ambulances have been customized
to be mobile intensive care units.
Angel One Transport is one of only five facilities in the country that perform
Mobile Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (MECMO).
60% of transports are neonatal including high risk OB patients, and 40%
of transports are pediatric including burn patients.
When a transport is requested, all calls come into Angel Dispatch at 1-800-ACH-HELP.
Angel Dispatch staffs with one Air Medical Communication Specialist (ACS)
24/7.
There is combined experience of more than 200 years and 80,000 flight hours
among the nine pilots.
There is combined nursing experience of more than 200 years, and over 150
years in respiratory care.
The mechanics’ combined years of experience is almost 80 years.
A typical month, Angel Dispatch answers more than 4000 phone calls, conferencing
ACH physicians, assisting in patient consults, dispatching and coordinating
more than 160 transports.
In 2004, the mechanics will receive an FAA award for excellence, along with
Arkansas Children's Hospital for their dedication to aviation maintenance
training.
There are four teams available at all times. For neonatal and high risk
OB patients, the team consists of an RN and RT. The transport team for pediatric,
burn, and trauma patients consists of an RN, RT, and a pediatric resident.
